While you were sleepingThey came and took it all awayThe lanes and the meadowsThe places where you used to play

It was an inside jobBy the well-connectedYour little protestSummarily rejected

It was an inside jobLike it always isChalk it up to business as usual

While we are dreamingThis little island disappearsWhile you are looking the other wayThey'll take your right to own your own ideas

And it's an inside jobFavors collectedYour trusted servantsHave left you unprotected

It was an inside jobLike it always isJust chalk it upTo business as usual

You think that you're so smartBut you don't have a fucking clueWhat those men up in the towersAre doing to me and youAnd they'll keep doin' it and doin' itAnd doin' it and doin' itAnd doin' it and doin' itAnd doin' it and doin' itUntil we all wake upWake up, wake up, wake up, wake up

I know what I've done wrongI am acquainted with the nightI know how hard it isTo always walk out in the light

And it's an inside jobTo learn about forgivingIt's an inside jobTo hang on to the joy of living

They know the road by which you cameThey know your mother's maiden nameAnd what you had for breakfastAnd what you've hidden in the mattress

Insect politicsIndifferent universeBang your head against the wallBut apathy is worse

It's an inside jobIt's an inside jobIt's an inside jobYeh, yeah

It's an inside jobIt's an inside jobIt's an inside jobIt's an inside job